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Decline and Fall of Dawkins’s Meme Concept

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November 1, 2026
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The term eventually became a general handle for the manipulation and transmission of images on the internet.

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The Scientific Evidence He Couldn’t Ignore: Dr. Brian Miller’s Journey: Brian Miller; September 24, 2026; Intelligent Design

Can the Mind Be Explained by the Brain?: The Center for Science and Culture; September 22, 2026; Intelligent Design

Dr. Stephen Meyer Answers the Biggest Questions About God & Science: Stephen C. Meyer; August 7, 2026; Intelligent Design

The Story Behind Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe: Michael J. Behe; August 3, 2026; Intelligent Design

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“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Samuel Wilberforce Critiques Darwin

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October 30, 2026
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In June 1860, just seven months after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, three men hotly debated the merits of Darwin’s argument at a meeting of the British Association. Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley and botanist Joseph Hooker defended Darwin’s theory. English bishop, speaker, and writer Samuel Wilberforce critiqued it. And though he was a man of the cloth, Wilberforce did not build a theological case against Darwin. Rather, he evaluated the argument for natural selection on scientific grounds, exposing its “loose statements and unfounded speculations” by weighing it “in the simple scales of logical examination.” On this classic ID The Future out of the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid treats you to excerpts from Wilberforce’s powerful critique, published as a review a month after the debate in Quarterly Review.

Co-Opting Purpose: How Materialists Redefine Biological Agency

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October 28, 2026
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Purpose has been a fundamental part of our understanding of nature for millennia. But the rise of scientific materialism and Darwinism saw purpose get left out of the scientific pursuit. In recent years, materialists have found it necessary to bring purpose back into the equation, and they’re looking for a way to explain it without recourse to intelligent design. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with Dr. Stephen Iacoboni, an award-winning cancer researcher and practitioner of medical oncology for forty years. 20th-century materialism treated living organisms as reducible machines governed strictly by Newtonian physics and simple genetic mechanics. But modern research shows organisms are not passive objects: “Organisms don’t act like inert objects responding to external forces impinged on them,” says Dr. Iacoboni. They are “active agents that figure out what’s going on in their conditions of existence and they figure out what to do about it in real time.” This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation.

The Exclusion, and Return, of Purpose in Science

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October 26, 2026
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Purpose was once considered fundamental to understanding nature. But for the last few centuries, scientists committed to a Darwinian view of life have ignored it. Now some materialists are reconsidering agency, function, and emergence in biology. But can they succeed without acknowledging intelligent design? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Stephen Iacoboni, an award-winning cancer researcher and practitioner of medical oncology for forty years. In his personal memoir, The Undying Soul, he chronicles his spiritual journey and return to faith. And in his book, Telos: The Scientific Basis for a Life of Purpose, he offers a unique reconciliation between faith and science. He also writes regularly at Science & Culture Today. In this opening segment, Iacoboni takes us on a brief historical tour of purpose in science, showing when it began to get excluded in the scientific pursuit.

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Dr. John West to Speak at Cornerstone Apologetics Conference

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Cornerstone University will host Discovery Institute Vice President and Senior Fellow Dr. John West for its inaugural Christian Apologetics Conference, Deconstructing Doubt: Faith and Truth in Today’s World. Dr. West will speak on the relationship between science and faith and the cultural consequences of rejecting Intelligent Design. Registration is required to attend the conference. To learn more, please visit the event page. In addition, on Friday, November 13 at 10:00 AM, Dr. West will speak for a Community Chapel, followed by a book signing. This event is free and open to the public. Please visit the event page to reserve your seat. A message from the organizers: “The truth of Christianity is not merely a doctrine to be preserved — the Gospel of Jesus Christ is …

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